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Independent Lens•Season 7•Episode 9

Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community

Dec 20, 200560 min

This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face

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Episode Summary

"Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community" is episode 9 of Independent Lens season 7. It aired on December 20, 2005.

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